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Jack Lennard, league director, said: "We’re thrilled to bring try-outs for the Quidditch Premier League to regions around the UK.

"Most of the top players in this sport appeared overnight and so I’m sure that people out there, reading this, perhaps who have never even tried a full-contact sport before, could be the next Quidditch Premier League champions.

What is quidditch?

A quidditch team consists of 21 athletes with seven players per team on the field at any one time.

Each player has a broom between their legs. The four maximum rule of quidditch states that at most there can be four players of the same gender on pitch at one time. This ensures that the game is mixed gender and inclusive to all.